In 1988, Timothy Atkins was convicted of robbery and murder and sentenced to 32 years in prison by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. Atkins spent 23 years behind bars before he was found innocent by the same judge who…
Author and contributing editor to the Wrongful Convictions Blog Nancy Petro wrote a great article on the progress toward improving our criminal justice system made in 2012. She highlighted ten notable advances: 1. Twenty-two exonerations were won in 2012 according…
On November 30, 2012, Alfonso Gomez became Orange County’s ninth exoneration based on eyewitness misidentification, according to the National Registry of Exonerations. During Gomez’s trial, deputy district attorney Howard Gundy told the jury that the two witnesses who identified Gomez…
Rep. Johnnie Bell (D-Glasgow) is again proposing his bill to expand post-conviction DNA testing hoping that the legislation will finally make it through the legislative process in the 2013 session. Bell has proposed similar bills three times, one of which…
Right after being sworn in as the new Lake County State’s Attorney, Mike Nerheim announced he is creating an independent Case Review panel. The panel, which will be appointed by Nerheim, will review criminal cases where there is a question…
The California Supreme Court refused to overturn the conviction of William Richards, 63, even though the forensic evidence used to convict him of murdering his wife has been discredited. Richards, who is serving a life sentence, was convicted using a…
Listen now and every Thursday at 9am PST for the next 5 weeks as “PI’s Declassified” on VoiceAmerica Internet radio features NCIP exonerees and attorneys! Host Francie Koehler will talk to Obie Anthony, Maurice Caldwell, Franky Carrillo, Gloria Killian and…
On November 14, the Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) hosted exoneree Gloria Killian, co-author of “Full Circle, A True Story of Murder, Lies and Vindication” at its Breakfast Briefing series. Killian gave an amazing presentation detailing her wrongful conviction for…
Full Circle: A True Story of Murder, Lies and Vindication While a third-year law student, Gloria Killian was arrested and convicted of a robbery and murder she did not commit, and even faced the death penalty for the crimes. She…
Ken Anderson, a former Williamson County, Texas District Attorney and current judge faces disciplinary action by the State Bar of Texas after charges were filed on October 24. Anderson is charged with withholding evidence in the trial of Michael Morton…
